A. Inspection Of All Work Required: All work done in accordance with the terms and provisions of this chapter, whether done by the owner or owners of the property, the city, or a contractor, shall be done and performed under and subject to inspection by and the approval of the city building inspector, and shall be in accordance with the city standards and specifications therefor, except that the city council may direct that the city engineer perform the inspection on specific projects. (1974 Code § 6-114; amd. 2010 Code)
B. Certificate Of Completion:
1. Duty To Inspect: It shall be the duty of the city engineer to inspect and examine all work done under the provisions of this chapter and to require that the same be of such quality and type as to meet all reasonable engineering and construction requirements.
2. Certificate Upon Completion Of Work By City: Upon the completion of such work, and its approval by the city engineer, when said work shall have been done by the city, either by its own employees or under contract, he shall make and cause to be filed with the city clerk-treasurer a certificate specifying the completion thereof, and that the said work has been done in accordance with specifications prepared by him, and has been approved by him. The said certificate shall describe the property in front of, or adjacent to which sidewalk or sidewalks have been constructed, reconstructed or repaired, and shall state the cost of doing the said work in front of or adjacent to each separate piece or parcel of land where the same shall have been done. (1974 Code § 6-115)
3. Publication; Demand For Payment: Upon the filing of the said certificate or certificates of completion and approval in his office, the city clerk-treasurer shall cause a copy thereof to be published in one issue of the official city newspaper, together with a demand for the immediate payment of the amounts shown therein to have been the cost of the said work, as apportioned against each separate parcel of property in front of or adjacent to which the same shall have been done, within twenty (20) days from the date of the publication of such certificate and demand, and an affidavit of the publication thereof shall be filed in the office of the city clerk-treasurer. If the owner of any of the property described in the certificate of completion and approval hereinabove referred to shall fail to pay the amount specified therein to be due on account of the work so done in front or adjacent to his said property to the city within a period of twenty (20) days from the date of the publication of the said certificate and demand for payment, the city clerk-treasurer shall certify to the county tax collector of the county of Twin Falls, state of Idaho, the amount due and owing from each lot or parcel of real estate in front of or adjacent to which the said sidewalk or sidewalks shall have been constructed, repaired or reconstructed in the same manner as other municipal taxes are certified by him to the said officer. All such assessments shall be known as and shall be designated as special assessments for sidewalks, and shall be levied and collected as a separate tax in addition to municipal taxes for general revenue purposes, and shall be placed upon the tax roll for collection, subject to the same penalties and to be collected and paid to the city in the same manner as all other taxes. (1974 Code § 6-116; amd. 2010 Code)